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Mario Balotelli Hits Out At False Reports Of Mino Raiola's Death

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Updated 16:37 28 Apr 2022 GMT+1Published 16:23 28 Apr 2022 GMT+1

Mario Balotelli Hits Out At False Reports Of Mino Raiola's Death

Mario Balotelli defends Mino Raiola after false reports of his death.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics: Football, Mino Raiola, Mario Balotelli

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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​Mario Balotelli has responded to false reports claiming that super-agent Mino Raiola​ had passed away on Thursday. 

Balotelli, who's represented by Raiola, hit out at reports from Italy stating the 54-year-old died following a serious illness. 

He expressed his anger online, saying the media outlets who shared the disputed reports should be 'ashamed'.

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The former Manchester City and Liverpool striker wrote on his Instagram story: "You need to be first huh? Shame on you and seriously be ashamed of your education, respect, values and responsibilities! #StayStrongMino."​

Image: Instagram
Image: Instagram

Balotelli also uploaded a picture of him and Raiola, accompanied with the caption: "Mino, why do they always say bullsh*t?

"Mario, I told you when you were a child that newspapers are sellers of bullsh*t to get to the top! The important thing is to always get back up."

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Image: Instagram
Image: Instagram

Balotelli and Raiola have had a working relationship for a number of years, with the Italian agent engineering his moves to Inter Milan and Man City and then onto AC Milan and Liverpool. 

Mino Raiola pictured at the 2020 Golden Boy Awards. (Image
Alamy)

A tweet from Raiola's Twitter account also slammed reports of his death. 

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A message appeared on his Twitter which reads: "Current health status for the ones wondering: pi**ed off second time in 4 months they kill me. Seem also able to ressuscitate [sic]."

Alberto Zangrillo, head of the Intensive Care Unit at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, wasn't happy with the false reports either. 

He told Italian news agency ANSA: "I am outraged by phone calls from so-called journalists speculating on the life of a man who is fighting."

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It's understood Raiola has been battling an unspecified illness for some time and his entourage said he underwent 'routine checks' at San Raffaele in January.

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